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Dance Your Ass Off with Ruben and Lisa Ann Walter!

2 September 2009 12:33 PM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »

Oxygen's Dance Your Ass Off ended its first season run with a huge finish Monday night, becoming the most watched freshmen series in the network's history. Ruben, a 43-year-old wardrobe designer from Las Vegas, was crowned the winner of Dance Your Ass Off with a total weight loss of 74 pounds over the course of the season. But it doesn't stop there. Fans can see Ruben again when he and the rest of the cast return during the Dance Your Ass Off Reunion special premiering Monday, September 7th at 10pm Et/Pt. Series creator Lisa Ann Walter and Ruben recently teamed up for a chat about the series and what it could mean for Oxygen in the future. Here is what they had to say:

Can you tell me what the experience was like to actually find out you won? I mean all that tension must have been crazy.

Ruben: As »

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An Interview With Buffy Sainte-Marie, Plus Train and Digital 45 Updates

13 August 2009 2:45 AM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »

You most likely know Buffy Sainte-Marie from her many Vanguard folk albums or instantly identifiable hits. She's penned An Officer And A Gentleman's Academy Award-winning theme song "Up Where We Belong" (released by Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes), plus the classics "Piney Wood Hills" (recorded by country legend Bobby Bare), "Cod'ine" (covered by Donovan, The Charlatans, and Quicksilver Messenger Service), and "Until It's Time For You To Go" that was immortalized by Elvis Presley then later, Neil Diamond. But Buffy Sainte-Marie is a part of our culture beyond music, having appeared on Sesame Street semi-regularly between 1976 and 1981, having been married to creative powerhouse Jack Nitzsche, and having promoted and campaigned for environmental and social issues as well as the collective interests of Native Americans and First Nations for at least four decades. To this day, her peace anthem... »

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Winger Sued Over Car Crash

6 May 2009 5:15 AM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »

Actress Debra Winger is facing legal action after she allegedly injured a man in a car accident last year.

Frank Pinto has accused the An Officer and a Gentleman star of causing him "serious injury" in December after she collided with a Ford he was a passenger in while riding through Westchester, New York.

According to the New York Post, Pinto filed a $1 million (£663,000) lawsuit against Winger, the owner of her car, and the driver of the Ford on Tuesday in Bronx Supreme Court. »

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Swayze Tops Valentine's Poll

13 February 2009 5:25 PM, PST | WENN | See recent WENN news »

Ailing Patrick Swayze is the king of romantic movies - his hit film Ghost has topped a poll of the best love films ever, with Dirty Dancing coming in second.

The 1990 blockbuster starred Swayze as a spirit who communicates with his sweetheart, played by Demi Moore, through a medium.

The film came first in a St. Valentine's Day survey, carried out by retail giant HMV, to find the most romantic film of all time.

Swayze's 1987 movie Dirty Dancing was second, with The Notebook - starring Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling - coming third. Titanic and Pretty Woman rounded out the top five.

Also making the the top 10: Love Actually, Romeo + Juliet, An Officer and A Gentleman, Moulin Rouge!, and Amelie. »

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